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Kepler-260

Unclassified star • 627.4 pc

Records

22

literature rows

Planets

2

system count

References

16

distinct source labels

TIC: TIC 137348863

Approximate color

from effective temperature

Canonical Summary

Adopted host values from one source row

Values come from the row with the most populated summary measurements. Missing values stay missing. Ranges and counts describe all source rows.

Stellar source: Morton et al. 2016 • System source: TICv8

Temperature

5468 K

5250 to 5541

20 values • 7 distinct

Mass

0.92 Msun

0.82 to 1.01

14 values • 6 distinct

Radius

0.88 Rsun

0.54 to 1.09

20 values • 11 distinct

Age

4.47 Gyr

1.15 to 8

4 values • 3 distinct

Distance

627.4 pc

single adopted value

22 values • 1 distinct

Planets

2

Stable across source rows

2

Scale Comparison

Radius against the Sun

Current adopted radius: 0.88 R☉ (circles scaled linearly by radius)

Sun

1.0 R☉ baseline

Kepler-260

0.88 R☉

System Layout

Known planets

2 planets linked to this host

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Discovery

2014

Period

8.19 days

Radius

2.01 R⊕

Mass

—

Eq. Temp

—

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Discovery

2014

Period

76.05 days

Radius

1.74 R⊕

Mass

—

Eq. Temp

—

Kepler-260 and Its Two Super-Earths

Kepler-260 is a star located 2050 light-years away, and two planets have been found orbiting it. The host star has an age of 4.47 billion years, a mass of 0.92 solar masses, a radius of 0.88 solar radii, and a temperature of 5470 K. Its mass, radius, and temperature are all reported as smaller or cooler than the Sun's.

Both planets were discovered by transit in 2014, the method in which a planet crosses in front of its star and causes a small dip in observed brightness. Kepler-260 b is a Super-Earth with an orbital period of 8.19 days and a radius of 2.01 Earth radii, larger than Earth's. Kepler-260 c is also a Super-Earth, with an orbital period of 76.1 days and a radius of 1.74 Earth radii, also larger than Earth's. Among the listed planets, Kepler-260 b has the shortest year and the largest radius, while Kepler-260 c has the longest year and the smallest radius.

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

22

Stellar refs

15

System refs

1

Distancestable

22 values • 1 distinct

Parallaxstable

22 values • 1 distinct

Temperaturedisputed

20 values • 7 distinct

Massdisputed

14 values • 6 distinct

Radiusdisputed

20 values • 11 distinct

Agedisputed

4 values • 3 distinct

Luminositydisputed

2 values • 2 distinct

Surface Gravitydisputed

17 values • 7 distinct

Metallicitydisputed

12 values • 5 distinct

ST TEFFST MASSST RADST AGEST LUMST SPECTYPESY DISTStellar RefSystem Ref
52510.820.85———627.4Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI TableTICv8
5250—0.86———627.4Rowe et al. 2014TICv8
52500.880.82———627.4Batalha et al. 2013TICv8
55411.010.921.15——627.4Fulton & Petigura 2018TICv8
52500.901.09—-0.09—627.4TICv8TICv8
5447.3—0.94—-0.15—627.4Gaia DR2TICv8
5250—0.82———627.4Q1-Q6 KOI TableTICv8
5541—0.93———627.4Berger et al. 2018TICv8
52500.900.908——627.4Q1-Q8 KOI TableTICv8
55230.930.83———627.4Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI TableTICv8
——————627.4Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI TableTICv8
55230.930.83———627.4Q1-Q16 KOI TableTICv8
55230.930.83———627.4Q1-Q12 KOI TableTICv8
55230.930.83———627.4Q1-Q17 DR24 KOI TableTICv8
55230.930.83———627.4Q1-Q16 KOI TableTICv8
52510.820.85———627.4Q1-Q17 DR25 KOI TableTICv8
5250—0.82———627.4Q1-Q6 KOI TableTICv8
——————627.4Q1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI TableTICv8
54680.920.884.47——627.4Morton et al. 2016TICv8
5348—0.54———627.4Latham et al. 2005TICv8
55230.930.83———627.4Q1-Q12 KOI TableTICv8
52500.900.908——627.4Q1-Q8 KOI TableTICv8